Carbureter.



PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

W. L. SEVERANOE, H. J. JOHNSON & S. P. WALLACE.

CARBURETER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 22.1904.

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VVALLAUID L. SEVERANCE, HENRY J. JOHNSON. ANl) SAMUEL I. WALLACE, OFFltIQIGPURI, ILLINOIS, ASSlIiNtNitS ()l ()Nl I-FIIWIII TO ALBERTSIOLLER, ()l I RlQlGl()ltl. ILLINOIS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,648, dated February28, 1905.

Application filed August 22, 1904. Serial No. 221,758.

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Be it known that we, \VALLAUIG L. Seven- ANon, Ilnunv J. Jouusou, andSAMUEL l. WALLACE, citizens of the United States, residing at Iireeport,in the county of Stephenson and State oi Illinois, have invented a newand useful Carburetr-ir, oi which the lollowing is specification.

This inventionrelates to devices of that class employed for carburetingair or gas to be used for lighting or power.

The principal object ol the invention is to provide a carburetor of verysimple and economical. construction and one in which the level ofgasolene or other hydrocarbon will be constantly maintained, so as toinsure uni lormity of saturation of the air or A further object ol theinvention is to provide a novel form of absorbent-carrier, so that anextensive surface of saturated textile material will be presented forcontact with the air during its passage through the carbureting-chamber.

IVith these and other objects in view, will more fully hereinafterappear, the invention consists of the novel construction and arrangementof parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it beingunderstood that various changes in the form, proportions, size, andminor details of the structure may be made .without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view ol a carbureterconstructed in accordance with the invention, the cover-plate beingremoved. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same on the line 29. of Fig. I. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2, illustrating more particularly the arrangement of theI'loat-chamber. Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view ol a portion of oneof the absorbent-carriers.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts throughout the several Iigures oi the drawings.

The carbureting-chamber is in the form of a shallow and preferablyrectangular tank 1, formed ol galvanized iron or othersheet metal, andwithin the tank are arranged a series ol' \"(.l'i;iCtll,V-t lISpOSILlpartitions 2', also l'ormed oi sheet metal. The partitions 12 extendfrom top to bottom of the tank and are arranged in staggeredrelationthat is to say, they project alternately from opposite sides ol'the cas ingand form a tortuous passage for the llow ol' the air. At onecorner of the lank is an inlet-compartinent 3. into which thegasolcneorother liquid hydriawarbou is admitted throiurh a pipe I, and said pipehas a valve 5), that is controlled by Heat 3, arranged within thechamber 3 and serving to automatically open and close the pipe at, andthus maintain a co11- stant level of liquid in the chamber andthroughout the whole of thetank. This con]- partment is arrangedimmediately beneath a transparent panel 7, held in the frame 8, which isbolted to the top of the tank, the panel permitting constant inspectionof the Heat, so that any derangement ol the mechanism may at once bedetected. ()no of the partitions 2' is shorter than the remainii'igpartitions and extends from the end of the compartment 3 to a point nearthe opposite side of the casing, and that end ol the partition adjacentto the compartment 3 is supported by a pair of crossbars 9, so arrangedas not to interfere with the How of liquid or air, both ot which arefree to pass from the entrance of the compartment into the two panelsseparated by the short partition 2.

In each of the panels formed between the two adjacent partitions 2 areanumber of we allel frames 10, which serve as supports for the absorbentmaterial 11, formed of wicking or other suitable material, which willabsorb the hydrocarbon and carry it up above the level of the liquid inthe earbureting-cham ber. The absorbent material does not extend for thefull length of the frames 10, so that at both ends of said frames areclear passages for the air and the air not coin mlled to pass throughthe absorbent material, so that the saturation may be accomplishwl morequickly and with less pressure than where the lluid to be saturated iscompelled to pass through wicking or through a body of liquid.

In the operation of the device, the carburetingchamber being partlyfilled with hydrocarbon, air is allowed to flow through an inlet 13 andtraverse the tortuous passage formed by the several partitions 2, cominginto contact with both sides of each piece of absorbent material 11 andfinally escaping through a service-pipe 1%, leading to the point ofconsumption.

For convenience in emptying the tank in case repairs are necessary orfor the purpose of cleaning the tank an opening is formed in the cover,said opening being normally closed by a suitable cap 15. By removingthis cap or block the suction-pipe of a pump may be introduced and theliquid contents of the tank removed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. Inacarbureter, a tank, a plurality of parallel partitions disposed thereinand extending from the bottom to the top of the tank, said partitionsbeing disposed in staggered relation, one end of each partition beingconnected to one side wall of the tank, and the other end being spacedfrom the opposite side wall of the tank, a plurality of open rectangularframes disposed in spaced relation in each of the spaces between eachtwo partitions, said frames extending between the opposite side walls ofthe tank, and a layer of absorbent material carried on each side of theframes, forming between them distinct passages for the fiow of air, theabsorbent material terminating short of both ends of said frames.

2. The combination in a carbureter, of a shallow rectangular tankforming a closed compartment, vertical partitions arranged in staggeredrelation and extending from top to bottom of the tank, one of saidpartitions being shorter'than the remainder, a pair of crossbars servingas a support for the shorter partition and forming one of the boundariesof a compartment into which the hydrocarbon is admitted, the lower ofsaid cross-bars serving further in connection with the remaining walls

